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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Anthropomorphic Figure
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Anthropomorphic Figure

Artist/Maker (Coastal Ecuador)
Date200 BCE-600 CE
Mediumpottery
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (15.9 x 7.3 x 11.7 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bischoff
Terms
    Object number84.0244.07
    DescriptionThis figure is shown with an elaborate costume, possibly composed of padding but more likely feathers. There is a long tradition of anthropomorphic representations in Jama-Coaque art including the depiction of bird-men. Bird-men figures were also common to the Veracruz cultures in Mexico.
    On View
    Not on view
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    Aztec
    ca. 1350-1521
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    Classic Veracruz
    ca. 200-400
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    Jama-Coaque
    200 BCE-600 CE
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    Jama-Coaque
    200 BCE-600 CE
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    Guna people
    ca. 1950s
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    ca. 450-650
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jama-Coaque
    200 BCE-600 CE
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    Baulé people
    not dated
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    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 300-500
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 300-800